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Multidimensional wellness for people aging with mental health conditions: A proposed framework.

Michelle R ZechnerMargaret SwarbrickMatthew FullenNora BarrettStephanie Santos-TuanoCarlos W Pratt
Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2021)
People aging with SMHC require rehabilitation services that address their unique perspectives, strengths, and challenges. The proposed adapted wellness framework offers a guide to comprehensively address well-being in people aging with SMHC. Placing the model in the context of external factors of resources and supports available, and the impact of societal perspectives about each dimension, further delineates a holistic model of wellness that considers well-being and successful living. This model can offer structure and practical application for services, and consideration of future needs of people aging with SMHC to support psychiatric rehabilitation services, as well as offer strategies to encourage positive aging and recovery. Future work should explore the impact of multidecade experiences of mental health conditions and the mental health system to better support individual recovery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • current status
  • electronic health record
  • affordable care act